Richard Overton, the nation’s oldest living man and oldest surviving U.S. war veteran, turns 112 on Friday.He was born in Bastrop County on May 11, 1906, and currently lives in Austin.

“Richard Overton was a Texas legend,” Abbott said at a public funeral Saturday morning at Shoreline Church in North Austin. “He loved this nation, and he put his faith in God almighty above ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Richard Overton, the nation's oldest World War II veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living man in the U.S., died Thursday in Texas, a family member said. He was 112.

AUSTIN, Texas — Richard Overton, the nation's oldest World War II veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living man in the U.S., died Thursday in Texas, a family member said. He was 112.

AUSTIN — A legend has been laid to rest.Richard A. Overton, ... When Overton returned to Texas, he built a house on Austin’s east side that would be his home for the next 70 years.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A public funeral is set for the nation's oldest World War II veteran who died this week in Texas at the age of 112. Richard Overton was also believed to have been the oldest ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Richard Overton's house has been approved to become a historic landmark designation following an Austin City Council vote Thursday. Overton was America's oldest World Word II ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- A family member says the nation's oldest World War II veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living man in the U.S. has died in Texas. Richard Overton was 112. Shirley ...

Richard Overton is set to be laid to rest at the Texas State Cemetery in East Austin, where he has a plot. Skip Navigation. ... Richard Overton's Austin neighbors will miss seeing the cheerful 112 ...

The family of Richard Overton says Social Security and banking account numbers for the 112-year-old Austin man were used to make seven withdrawals over the last several months.